diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 61fd4544..eac010a5 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ no-slow-safety-checks = []
 
 [dependencies]
 gfx-hal = "0.5"
-gfx-backend-empty = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
+gfx-backend-empty = { version = "0.9", optional = true }
 gfx-backend-gl = { version = "0.5", features = ["glutin"], default_features = false, optional = true }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 log = "0.4.11"